Mayyim Hayyim is a mikveh - a ritual bath - and much more. We hope you'll find our website to be full of fascinating information, insights, and surprises. We look forward to hearing from you.
Welcome to Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and the Paula Brody & Family Education Center in Newton, MA. Mayyim Hayyim is a threshold into Jewish life—a place where the spiritually diverse needs of 21st century Jews are met by reclaiming the ancient tradition of immersing in the mikveh.
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... One day, just after my surgery, I received a package in the mail from a colleague and classmate who had served for a number of years as a rabbi in the Boston area. In the package was a copy of Blessings for the Journey: A Jewish Healing Guide for Women with Cancer, published by Mayyim Hayyim..." (click to read more)
by Rabbi Robin Nafshi, Temple Beth Jacob, Nashua, NH
"This past June, I was diagnosed with uterine cancer. While I was only 50 at the time of my diagnosis, it really wasn't a shock. My father - and his sister - had
cancer.
So did
his mother and his uncle.
And I have since learned, so did his
grandfather, his mother's father. I have always taken after my father. Although not consciously, I think I have
been "waiting" for a cancer diagnosis for about the past ten years.
his mother and his uncle.
And I have since learned, so did his
grandfather, his mother's father. I have always taken after my father. Although not consciously, I think I have
been "waiting" for a cancer diagnosis for about the past ten years.
... One day, just after my surgery, I received a package in the mail from a colleague and classmate who had served for a number of years as a rabbi in the Boston area. In the package was a copy of Blessings for the Journey: A Jewish Healing Guide for Women with Cancer, published by Mayyim Hayyim..." (click to read more)
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